Troy man faces murder charge

Quintril Clark is indicted in March shooting death of local rapper Miller

Updated 7:46 pm, Thursday, January 3, 2013

TROY — A 21-year-old man who was shot when he was a teenager was arraigned on murder and conspiracy charges Thursday from a gang-related shootout in March 2012 that left local rapper Sha-kim Miller dead.

Quintril Clark, 21, was indicted in Rensselaer County Court on charges of second-degree murder and second-degree conspiracy for allegedly plotting the shooting with two other men.

Authorities believe Miller, 36, was armed. His black cap and a gun were found on the ground near his body after the March 8 shooting.

Multiple guns were fired during the incident that was captured on a nearby video camera, but authorities have not said if they can tell who fired first.

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Arrested earlier this week, Allen J. McBee, 19, of Waterviet, was also named in the indictment and faces the same charges as Clark plus a count of criminal possession of a weapon. Prosecutors allege that McBee fired the shots that killed Miller.

Both McBee and Clark were arraigned Thursday, pleaded not guilty, and were sent to jail without bail. Clark was already in Albany County Jail, where he faces a prior robbery charge.

McBee is also accused of unlawful possession of marijuana and faces a drug paraphernalia charge for allegedly possessing scales to weigh drugs, and two counts of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance for having cocaine with the intent to distribute.

The charges are connected to drugs police found hidden in ceiling tiles in an apartment to which McBee fled after the shooting where he was hiding under a baby's crib.

The woman who rented the apartment was charged with possession but she was cleared of all charges by a jury a month ago.

The indictment on the third man is still sealed and his name has not been released.

Two years ago in Albany, Clark was accused of shooting a female bystander while gunning for a man named Jahaad Heath at Lexington Avenue and Second Street.

Clark was cleared by a jury in Albany County Court in 2011 of attempted murder, attempted first-degree assault, second-degree assault and weapons possession for allegedly carrying a .380-caliber pistol.

In 2007, when he was 16, Clark was shot in the upper right arm at the corner of Fourth and Liberty streets. Police said at the time at least two shots were fired, one hitting a van.

Clark told police he "has no idea why this occurred," police said at the time.

District Attorney Richard McNally said the most recent shooting was the result of a disagreement between Miller and the group of men.

Miller, known by his stage name, Pacino G.I.R , rapped about street violence and just three hours before he was shot he uploaded a new song to iTunes titled "Love You Once Again." It included this verse that eerily came true: "My life prediction, my body chalked out, surrounded by smoke and shell casings."